Anion Defects Engineering of Ternary Nb-Based Chalcogenide Anodes Toward High-Performance Sodium-Based Dual-Ion Batteries.
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SUBMITTER: Liu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105816 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr
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Anion Defects Engineering of Ternary Nb-Based Chalcogenide Anodes Toward High-Performance Sodium-Based Dual-Ion Batteries.
Liu Yangjie Y Qiu Min M Hu Xiang X Yuan Jun J Liao Weilu W Sheng Liangmei L Chen Yuhua Y Wu Yongmin Y Zhan Hongbing H Wen Zhenhai Z
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